Eliza Hardy Jones joins host Stephen Kallao

After several years of trying in vain to become a parent, Eliza Hardy Jones turned to music as a way to process her grief. Her sophomore solo album, Pickpocket, is the result of that journey through pain and healing. On the World Cafe, the multi-instrumentalist for The War on Drugs talks about writing the songs on Pickpocket and how eventually having her son shifted the way she understands them.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

The War On Drugs “Red Eyes” Lost In The Dream

Eliza Hardy Jones “Long Winter Shadows” Pickpocket

Eliza Hardy Jones “This Is The Year” WC Recording

Eliza Hardy Jones “Ballad For The Barren” WC Recording

The Philly Specials “White Christmas” The Philly Specials Christmas

Eliza Hardy Jones “Rosie Lee” WC Recording

Brittany Howard “What Now” What Now

Courtney Barnett “Avant Gardener” The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas

Band Of Horses “Laredo” Infinite Arms

Pete Yorn “Someday, Someday” single

Hour Two
Meat Puppets “Plateau” Meat Puppets II

Creedence Clearwater Revival “Hey Tonight” Pendulum

Hozier “Too Sweet” Unreal Unearth: Unheard

Maggie Rogers “Don’t Forget Me” Don’t Forget Me

Phosphorescent “Revelator” Revelator

Peter Tosh “(You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back” Bush Doctor

Beach House “Zebra” WC Recording

Amos Lee “Worry No More” WC Recording

The Black Crowes “Wanting and Waiting” Happiness Bastards

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram “662” 662

Cassandra Lewis “So Bad” So Bad (single)

Portishead “Glory Box” Dummy

Siouxsie & The Banshees “Kiss Them For Me” Superstition

Gary Clark Jr. “What About The Children” JPEG RAW